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Definition of Dolefulness
1. Noun. Sadness caused by grief or affliction.
Definition of Dolefulness
1. Noun. The characteristic of being doleful; sadness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dolefulness
1. [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dolefulness
Literary usage of Dolefulness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of President Edwards by Jonathan Edwards, David Brainerd (1830)
"If you meet with prosperity, you may justly receive it with a sorrowful sense of
the dolefulness of your state; for you know not but it is to fit you for ..."
2. The Works of President Edwards by Jonathan Edwards, David Brainerd (1830)
"If you meet with prosperity, you may justly receive it with a sorrowful sense of
the dolefulness of your state ; for you know not but it is to fit you for ..."
3. A Discourse on the Lives and Characters of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams by William Wirt (1826)
"And as to " placing the receiver in the attitude of a common beggar, whose success
depends on the dolefulness of his story ;" how is this ..."
4. Report of the Directors of the American Education Society by American Education Society (1824)
"And as to " placing the receiver in the attitude of a common beggar, whose success
depends on the dolefulness of his story ;" how is this ..."
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